Dennis Rodman Visits North Korea for Basketball Diplomacy

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrives at Pyongyang Airport, North Korea, on Tuesday.

Dennis Rodman, former NBA star also known as “The Worm,” is visiting North Korea this week on a basketball diplomacy mission. You read that right.

Rodman and three members of the Harlem Globetrotters — Bull Bullard, Buckets Blakes and Moose Weekes — were invited by Vice Media to film a segment in North Korea as part of a Vice series that will air on HBO on April 5.

“I’m not a politician. Kim Jung Un & North Korean people are basketball fans. I love everyone. Period. End of story,” Rodman’s account tweeted, using the hashtag #WORMinNorthKorea.

Below, see more tweets from Rodman’s account about his trip.

I’m not a politician. Kim Jung Un & North Korean people are basketball fans. I love everyone. Period. End of story. #WORMinNorthKorea

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